Name: Black Bean Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1x onion, brown, finely chopped; 4 cups of any vegetables (eg. capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, zucchini); 500g chicken breast or thighs; 2 tbsp crushed nuts; 2 tbsp black bean sauce; 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for cooking and to drizzle over at the end; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; Basmati rice to serve

Black Bean Chicken

Recipe by Embody NutritionCourse: Main

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Ingredients

1x onion, brown, finely chopped
4 cups of any vegetables (eg. capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, zucchini)
500g chicken breast or thighs
2 tbsp crushed nuts
2 tbsp black bean sauce
1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for cooking and to drizzle over at the end
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Basmati rice to serve

Method

Place chicken in a bowl with 1 tbsp each of olive oil, red wine vinegar and black bean sauce. Mix around and leave to rest while you start the meal.
Heat a pan over medium heat and add the nuts. Let them cook for a few minutes until they are fragrant then put aside. Further crush (with a knife or pestle and mortar) half the nuts and leave the remaining ones whole. Add a small amount of oil to the pan and cook vegetables until they are almost done.
Remove veges from the pan then add the chicken (whole thighs or breast) and dressing. Cook on each side for 5 minutes or until cooked through, then set aside to rest.
This part is quick! Add the veges back into the pan with half the nuts (the ones you crushed more), 1 tbsp black bean sauce and 1/3 cup water. Mix around (this will also clean the pan and get the flavour off the bottom), then turn the heat off.
Slice the chicken then serve in a bowl with the rice and veges. Top with the leftover nuts and drizzle with olive oil.